Cespitularia erecta ORA Efflatounaria, ORA Blue Cespitularia , ORA Purple Cespitularia

Cespitularia erecta is commonly referred to as ORA Efflatounaria, ORA Blue Cespitularia , ORA Purple Cespitularia. Difficulty in the aquarium: facile. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Michael Janes, USA

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lexID:: 11040
AphiaID:: 288170

Scientific:: Cespitularia erecta
German:: Aufrechte Cespitularia
English:: ORA Efflatounaria, ORA Blue Cespitularia , ORA Purple Cespitularia

Category:: Coraux mous

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Xeniidae (Family) > Cespitularia (Genus) > erecta (Species)
Initial determination:: Macfadyen, 1936

Occurrence:: Australia, Endemic species, Great Barrier Reef
Sea depth:: 24 - 28 Meter
Size:: 1.57" - 2.36" (4cm - 6cm)
Temperature:: °F - 26,8 °F (°C - 26,8°C)
Food:: Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, CO2, Dissolved organic substances, Zooxanthellae / Light
Difficulty:: facile
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Cespitularia coerula
Cespitularia densa
Cespitularia erecta
Aufrechte Cespitularia
Cespitularia exigua
Cespitularia hypotentaculata
Cespitularia infirmata
Weichkoralle
Cespitularia mantoni
Cespitularia mollis
Cespitularia multipinnata
Cespitularia quadriserta
Cespitularia robusta
Cespitularia schlichteri
Cespitularia simplex
Cespitularia stolonifera
Cespitularia subviridus
Cespitularia taeniata
Cespitularia turgida
Cespitularia wisharti

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-09-11 09:23:02
Last edit:: 2024-12-03 14:44:34

Élevages

Des élevages de Cespitularia erecta sont possibles. Malheureusement il y en a pas assez pour le commerce. Si vous vous intéressez pour Cespitularia erecta demandez a votre commerçant du élevage. Si vous avez déjà Cespitularia erecta essayez vous même de faire un élevage! Vous pourriez aider au commerce et de protéger la nature.

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Macfadyen, 1936

Very special thanks for the first photo of Cespitularia erecta to Dr. Michael P. Janes, Senior Aquatic Biologist, AquaTouch, Arizona, USA.
This coral is also called "ORA Efflatounaria", "ORA Blue Cespitularia" oder 2ORA Purple Cespitularia".

Cespitularia erecta is an endemic soft coral that occurs in Australia, with tones of pink and purple, the polyps are significantly brighter, there are also examples in light brown with brown polyps and light pink with dark polyps.

Cespitularia erecta is counted to the not pumping xenia sp. and can be easily confused with Efflatounaria soft corals.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Octocorallia (Subclass) > Alcyonacea (Order) > Alcyoniina (Suborder) > Xeniidae (Family) > Cespitularia (Genus) > Cespitularia erecta (Species)

External links

Identification of Cultured Xeniids (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
ORA “Vargas Cespitularia” (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
ORA Unveils Latest Soft Coral, the Vargas Cespitularia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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